Civil Discourse & Social Justice

Corban

Addison

Bestselling Author of Fiction & Nonfiction

Charlottesville, VA

Alliah L.

Agostini

Children’s Author

Newark, NJ

Eddie

Ahn

Graphic Novelist & Artist

San Francisco, CA

Selina

Alko

Award Winning Kid Lit Author

New York, NY

Kate

Andersen Brower

New York Times Bestselling Author

Washington, D.C.

Kerri

Arsenault

Award Winning Author

Hartford, CT

Barbara

Becker

Award Winning Author

New York, NY

Emily

Bingham

Author of Historical Nonfiction

Louisville, KY

Willie

Carver

Award Winning Author

Lexington, KY

Michelle Jing

Chan

Author & Illustrator

Seattle, WA

Victoria

Christopher Murray

Bestselling Novelist

Washington, DC

Jennifer

De Leon

Young Adult & Memoir/Essay Author

Boston, MA

Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

Award Winning Author

Houston, TX

Jonathan

Eig

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author

Chicago, IL

Phyllis

Elmore

Author & Speaker

Orlando, FL

Carolyn

Finney

Storyteller & Cultural Geographer

Burlington, VT

Marcela

Fuentes

Prize-Winning Writer & Essayist

Dallas, TX

Jessica

Goudeau

Critically Acclaimed Nonfiction Writer

Austin, TX

Shauna J.

Grant

Children’s Author

New York, NY

Winona

Guo

TED Residency Fellow

San Francisco, CA

Winona & Priya

Guo & Vulchi

TED Residency Fellows

San Francisco, CA

Quartez

Harris

Poet of the Year

Cleveland, OH

Chelsea

Harvey Garner

Psychotherapist and Writer

Easthampton, MA

David

Heska Wanbli Weiden

Award Winning Novelist

Denver, CO

Brandon

Hobson

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

La Cruces, NM

Oscar

Hokeah

Critically Acclaimed Novelist

Tahlequah, OK

Michelle

Horton

Writer and Activist

Westchester, NY

J.R.

Jamison

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

Indianapolis, IN

Kim

Johnson

Activist and Educator

Washington D.C.

Paterson

Joseph

Award Winning Author

London, UK

Joseph McGill Jr. & Herb Frazier

Historical Nonfiction Authors

Charleston, SC

David

Joy

Award Winning Novelist

Charlotte, NC

Rachel

Kadish

Novelist

Boston, MA

Ali

Kamanda

Author of Children’s Fiction

Lancaster, PA

Kathlyn J.

Kirkwood

Middle Grade Author

Memphis, TN

Jean

Kwok

New York Times Bestselling Author

New York City

Chris

La Tray

Métis storyteller

Missoula, MT

Michael

Leali

Award-Winning Writer & Educator

San Francisco, CA

Julia

Lee

Korean American Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Justin

Lee

Bridge-Builder

Charlotte, NC

Laurie

Lico Albanese

Award Winning Novelist

Newark, NJ

Zelda

Lockhart

Award-Winning Novelist

Durham, NC

Amina

Luqman-Dawson

Coretta Scott King & Newbery Medalist

Arlington, VA

Meredith

Maran

Nonfiction Writer & Memoirist

Los Angeles, CA

Andrew

Maraniss

New York Times Bestselling Author

Brentwood, TN

Stephen

Markley

Bestselling Novelist

Los Angeles, CA

Kevin

Maurer

Journalist

Wilmington, NC

Katie

Mazeika

Award Winning Children’s Author

Cleveland, OH

Bernice

McFadden

Bestselling Novelist

New York, NY

James Edward

Mills

Changing the Face of the Outdoors

Madison, WI

Maika and Maritza

Moulite

Sister-Writer Duo

Washington, DC

Nora

Neus

Emmy-nominated Journalist

Brooklyn, NY

Savala

Nolan

Acclaimed Essayist

Richmond, CA

Lynne

Olson

Journalist & Author of Historical Nonfiction

Washington, DC

Tochi

Onyebuchi

Award Winning Novelist

New Haven, CT

Claribel A.

Ortega

Bestselling Middle Grade Novelist

White Plains, NY

Matthew

Pearl

Novelist & Nonfiction Writer

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sarah Jaquette

Ray

Environmental Humanist and Professor

Arcata, CA

Jorge

Redmond

Author of Children’s Books

Asheville, NC

Margaret

Renkl

Nonfiction Writer

Nashville, TN

Helena Ku

Rhee

Award Winning Children’s Author

Los Angeles, CA

Waubgeshig

Rice

Bestselling Fiction Writer

Sudbury, ON

Kim Michele

Richardson

Award Winning Author

Louisville, KY

Elizabeth

Rosner

Prize Winning Novelist

San Francisco, CA

Elizabeth

Rusch

Award Winning Author

Portland, OR

Annette

Saunooke Clapsaddle

Award Winning Author

Qualla, NC

Hannah V.

Sawyerr

Award Winning Author

Los Angeles, CA

Saïd

Sayrafiezadeh

Award-Winning Memoirist & Fiction Writer

New York, NY

Gilly

Segal

YA Novelist

Atlanta, GA

Terah

Shelton Harris

Debut Novelist

Dothan, AL

Vesper

Stamper

Young Adult Novelist & Illustrator

Newark, NJ

Elisa

Stone Leahy

Children’s and Middle Grade Author

Columbus, OH

Tara M.

Stringfellow

Bestselling Novelist

Memphis, TN

Deborah

Taffa

Award Nominated Author

Santa Fe, NM

Candacy

Taylor

Award Winning Cultural Documentarian

New York, NY

Sofi

Thanhauser

Writer & Artist

Brooklyn, NY

The Beautiful & Banned

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Austin, TX & Scranton, PA

Jamilah

Thompkins-Bigelow

Award Winning Children’s Book Author

Philadelphia, PA

Kelsey

Timmerman

NYT Bestselling Author

Indianapolis, IN

Raquel

Vasquez Gilliland

Poet & YA Novelist

Johnson City, TN

Elisabet

Velasquez

Award Winning Author

Newark, NJ

Sarah

Vogel

Nonfiction Author

Bismarck, ND

Priya

Vulchi

Author

Cambridge, MA

Frank X

Walker

Poet

Lexington, KY

Kirk

Wallace Johnson

Nonfiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA

Irvin

Weathersby

Writer & Journalist

New York, NY

Kinari

Webb

Nonfiction Writer

San Francisco, CA

Kyle

Whyte

Professor

Detroit, MI

Dan

Wildcat

Nonfiction Writer

Kansas City, MO

Crystal

Wilkinson

Poet Laureate, Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Nyasha

Williams

Social Justice Griot

Denver, CO

Ian

Williams

Author of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry

Toronto, ON

Mitchell

Zuckoff

Nonfiction Writer & Journalist

Boston, MA